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As you continue, what you will learn will make you realize that working hard to come to an agreement with your spouse is probably the best decision for everyone involved. It is this common goal that is often forgotten by one or both spouses.Trial Preparation and Discovery In a contested case, after one spouse files for divorce, the often torturous, and tedious process of discovery begins. Each side sends the other lengthy lists of questions called interrogatories, which have been drafted by the lawyers and which must be answered under oath. Interrogatories are composed of questions about finances, assets, pensions, and similar financial issues. Through their lawyers, the spouses can also ask each other to produce documents such as bank statements, credit-card bills, receipts, tax returns, paycheck stubs, and the like. The lawyers will sift through the interrogatory answers and documents- and then question the spouses in person under oath at what is called a deposition. Other people who have relevant information, such as neighbors, friends, relatives, accountants, or other witnesses, may also be questioned at a deposition. A deposition takes place in the presence of a stenographer (a court reporter), who later transcribes what was said into a typewritten booklet.
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